Fountain-brush.



- c; W. WEST.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED AUG.12, 1912.

'1 O68,71 9. Patented July 29, 1913.

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EAMSHAW, OF KANSAS GITY,--M-ISSOURI.

FOUNTAINeBRUSH.

. Application filet1 August 12 To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat I, Cnannns W. Wnsr, a citizen of the United States, residing atState of Missouri, have invented a certain new and usefulgmement inFountain- Bnushes, of-iwhieh thefollowing is a speci .fication.

My inventionrelates to improvements in fountain brushes.

The object .of-Jny invention is to provide brush ,may be kept suppliedwith clean fresh Another object of my invention is ,to'pr0- vide anapparatus by which the bottom of the'body of the brush and the upperends .of the .bristles of the brush may be kept My invention providesfurtherafountain brush comprisi i two tubular arms and a body pivoted tohe arms so as tobe capable of being swung vertically to diiferentpositions so as to be used conveniently as a handle'fo-r operating thedevice.

Other novel features are hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

"In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred form of myinvention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvements applied toan ordinary brush, such as a scrub brush. Fig. 2 is an enlargedhorizontal sectional view of the tubular conductor on the line c0l ofFig. 3. Fig. 3 is a cross section of the device shown in Fig. 1. 'Fig. 4is a cross section on the line (/.-7) of Fig". 2.

Similar reference characters designate similar. parts in the differentviews.

The fountain brush comprises a conductor having a tubular body 1,communicating with two tubular arms, whiclrare referably longitudinallyextensible and which are adjustable toward and from each other. In

the preferred form, which is illustratetl earlr- Specification ofLetters latent.

Patented July 29, 19 1-3. ,1912. Se ria1 No.71.4; 532.

' Water or other liquid is supplied to the body 1, by means of aflexible hose 6, which may beoonnected to any suitable water supply,such as a faucet, not shown.

2, which are para lel witheach other, .are adapted to be mounted at oposite sides-of a brush, having the usual b0 y 7 and bristles, orequivalent devices 8, secured to the .underside thereof. k

In attaching the members 2, to the brush, "they are pr eferably placedagainst the bristles 8 and'aga-inst-the-undersideof the-body: 7, inwhich positions they may be releasably secured by any suitablemeans,-.as forexample, by spring clamping ,wires 9, which extend overthe top of thebody 7 and have inwardly curved lower ends which embracethe members2 and yieldingly hold them in the operative positions.

The spring. members.9 are preferably .provided each with central coils10, which (pen mit the spring members .tobe expande to aconsiderableextent, when it is desired to .affix the device to ,a wide,brus The ,tension of the springs 9 is such that the members 2' areforced against the bristles 8 and against the underside" of thebody -7.

"Each member 2 is provided with a discharge opening, consistingpreferably in the longitudinal slot 11, disposed at the inner side ofthe member 2, said member having at the lower side of said slot anoutwardly and upwardly extending longitudinal hp 12, which serves todeflect the water or other liquid discharged through the slot 11obliquely upwardly and inwardly against the underside of the body 7,which in turn also acts as a deflector for diffusing the hquidthroughout the bristles 8; As the liquid is discharged upwardly againstthe bottom of the body 7, said bottom and the upper ends of the bristles8 are kept clean from the accumulation of dirt. v

By making the arms. of. the device longitudinally exterrsible, it isadapted to be applied to brushes of different lengths. By

pivotingthe body member 1 to the members 3, the body 1 and hose 6 mayreadily be swung vertically to any. desired angle so as to serve as ahandle by which the device may be operated when the brush is. used forscrubbingor similar purposes.

In operating my device, the parts having sanitary condition.

I do not limit my invention to the struc- I ture illustrated anddescribed, as many modifications, within the scope of the appendedclaims, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I. claim and desire to securebyELater Patent, is a 1. In afountain brush, a brush having a body, aconductor having two tubular arms disposed at opposite sides of thebrush and adjustable toward and from each other, and having -teach adischargeppening, and yielding means for forcing the arms toward eachother and for attaching them to the body.

2. In a fountain brush, a brush body, a conductor having a body andtwotubular arms,

the arms being secured to the brush body at opposite sides thereof, eacharm having a discharge opening, the conductor body being adjustable onthe arms to various positions.

3. A fountain brush comprising aconductor having two tubular armsadjustable toward and from each other and having each Copies of thispeteiit may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of 'Patents,

a discharge opening, and means for attaching the arms to a brush body.

4:. A fountain brush comprising a conductor having two tubular parallelextensible arms adjustable toward and from each other and having each adischarge opening, and means for attaching the arms to a brush.

5. A fountain brush comprising a conductor having two parallel tubularextensible argns adjustable toward and from each other and having each adischarge opening, and yielding means for forcing the arms toward eachother and for attaching them to a brush.

6. A fountain brush comprising a conductor having a body and two tubularparallel arms each having a dischargeopening, the

arms being adjustable toward and from each other and the body beingpivoted to the arms, and means for attaching the arms to a brush.

7. A fountain brush comprising a conductor having a body and two tubularextensible parallel arms each having a discharge opening, the arms beingadjustable toward and from each other and the body being pivoted to thearms, and means for attaching the arms to a brush.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

7 CHARLES W. WEST.

l/Vitnesses i I i E. B. House, J. CQIRWIN.

, Washington, D.- G.

